Category Archives: Social Issues

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Women Victims: Serve Justice, Break Your Silence

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There is a Press Release by Fairfax County law enforcement and Cocorioco, the Sierra Leone online newspaper, has also published an article about the arrest of a man we have all come to believe is an Imam; he has taken … Continue reading

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How Women saved this day in Salone 51 years ago

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On this day 51 years ago, Sierra Lone was granted Independence from British Colonial rule! This milestone is generally credited to the men. It makes us wonder, did women play any parts or were they just passive bystanders in the … Continue reading

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Land Grab in the name of “Investment”

Source: Oakland Institute

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WOMEN SOLAR ENGINEERS IN SALONE

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“In the hands of women anything is possible.” In January, 2010, the women formed a community based organization called Barefoot Women Solar Engineers Association of Sierra Leone (BWSEASL). We are so proud of  these women and will continue to follow … Continue reading

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No Progress for Women in Diaspora Political Chapters

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole…than the one which involves women as central players. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General Women are absent in leadership positions in the political parties in Sierra Leone; unfortunately, … Continue reading

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Missing In Parliament – Women

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2012 is Election year in Sierra Leone, the second general election since the war. There are two main political parties in Sierra Leone, the All People’s Congress (APC), now in power and the Sierra Leone People Party (SLPP) and there … Continue reading

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Elitism Harms Women’s Progress

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A cockroach knows how to sing and dance, but it is the hen that prevents it from performing its art during the day – African proverb. What is preventing women in Sierra Leone from performing our art of progress? There … Continue reading

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Stop abandoning your children!

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This article was originally posted on http://www.sierraleonenow.com By Jacob Sax Conteh As many Sierra Leoneans in the Diaspora, especially in the United States, return home to settle down, many are doing so at the expense of their children and spouses … Continue reading

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Sierra Leone: Conflict is NOT our Heritage

We recently read a disturbing article entitled: Confronting the Past?: Negotiating a Heritage of Conflict in Sierra Leone, by Dr. Paul Basu, a British Anthropologist.  In our view, this article fits what Dr. Basu aptly describes “…to reinforce crude, racialized … Continue reading

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ALWAYS TWO THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT

AFRICAN VERSION OF AN IRISH POEM In this world, there are only two things to worry about Either you were born or you were not born If you were not born, there is nothing to worry about If you were … Continue reading